Mommy's little monster dropped out of school,
Mommy's little monster broke all the rules.
He loves to go out drinking with the boys,
He loves to go out and make some noise.
He doesn't wanna be a doctor or a lawyer get fat rich.
He's 20 years old he quit his job,
Unemployment pays his rent!
His brothers sisters have tasted sweet success,
His parents condemn him, say "his life's a mess!"
He's mommy's little monster, he's not afraid to admit it.
He's mommy's little monster, don't wake him in a fit!!!
Mommy's little monster shoots methadrine,
Mommy's little monster had sex at 15
She left home for the streets,
She couldn't deal with all that heat.
She had fun with the boys in the band,
In her eyes it will never end.
Her dad asked what happened to her face,
It could have happened in any place!!!
Her eyes are a deeper blue, she likes her hair that color too.
She can even wear a dress, that doesn't mean she'll ever confess.
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
She's mommy's little monster
We're sitting here in this cell
You know it's like a living hell
Was what you did really a crime?
The judge says you have to serve time
It's the law, you're in jail
It's the law that sets your bail
Don't bother to try and fight
It's only a few more nights
The deputy had a bad night
He couldn't get it up for his wife
So he's gonna be pissed on the job and
Take a drive baby up the coast, yea highway 101
I'll pass Ventura and Santa Barbara too, just as fast as my motor runs
Gotta pocket full of memories, some happy and some are sad
Gotta girl standin' by my side through the good times and the bad
Chorus:
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Sick boy, sick girl, looking nice dressed up on a Saturday night
Take a walk downtown for a while and chase the pale moonlight
I can still hear the mission bells and the train rollin' through your town
Gonna leave this world behind, we're Southern California bound
Chorus: x 2
Listen to the boulevard, listen to the falling rain
I believe in love now, with all of its joys and pains
Follow the palm trees under the California sun
I believe in love now, I believe in love again
Winners and losers, turn the pages of my life
We're beggars and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife
I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way
We're good and we're evil, which one will I be today?
There's saints and sinners
Life's a gamble and you might lose
There's cowards and heroes
Both have been known now to break the rules
There's lovers and haters
The strong and the weak will all have their day
We're devils and angels
Which one will I be today?
Chorus:
Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?
Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?
Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?
There's a light and a dark side
Standing at the crossroads, there we'll meet
There's prophets and fools there
The lies and the truths, will be at our feet
I got a reason to turn my head and look the other way
Its heaven and hell here, which one will I live today?
Chorus:
Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?
Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?
Did you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?
Which one will you be today?
Which one will I be today?
I'll be vigilant, I'll be silent Yes, know one will know.
You want something for nothing,
A toast on your grave!!
"I just wanna give you the CREEPS!!"
Run and hide when I'm on the streets,
Your fears and your tears
I'll taunt you in your sleep!!
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
Working hard-sweat, blood and tears for you.
So far away, So far away.
I've had it all,
And lost it all in one blackout night.
I want it back,
But I just can't seem to get it right.
I've sung the blues,
For every broken hearted lovesick dream for you.
I've paid my dues,
when the cat's away, the mice will play beer and drugs and things to say to you, to you lots of girls and lots of boys loud music and all the toys we need, we need
we have to go the neighbors have complained we have to go the walls have all been stained they have to know they cant stop us now they have to know we could burn this town old men and kids on the run missing teeth and now the damage is done, it's all been done losing battles, losing fights the police would love to take away our rights, our rights [chorus]
Making believe,
That you still love me.
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.
I'll always dream, but I'll never own you.
Making believe,
Is all I can do.
I can't hold you close,
Darling when you're not near me.
You're somebody's love,
You'll never be mine.
Making believe,
I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you
And making believe.
nothing she can do, she's so confused something should be done, but she'll refuse she's got a new fix, to ease her pain she's got a new fix, to control her brain oh, no no no mainliner, mainliner out of frustration, she unwraps the foil takes out her spoon, starts to boil she used to be pretty, to all her friends but the hypodermic needle took her to the end oh, no no no mainliner, mainliner she's boiling up, always in heat stick it in again just to keep her beat this time she'll try a little more this time we found her on the floor oh, no no no mainliner, mainliner...
I was born a king of fools
Most People think I'm just a playboy Breaking rules.
But they don't Know that when it comes around To love I always lose
That's why I call myself the king of fools.
I was born never to care
But Now I want a love that I can Share.
I've searched in vain for a Love that would never be true
That's why I call myself The King of Fools
King of fools, king of fools
When it comes around to love I always lose
I was born without a good Thought
just to live fast, tell a Lie and break a heart.
I have Broken many hearts and I've Broken many rules
that's why I call myself the King of Fools.
King of fools, king of fools
When it comes around to love I always lose
I was born the King of Fools
At any other game I never lose.
But when it comes around to Love that's when I realize
I was born the king of fools.
King of fools, king of fools
When it comes around to love I always lose
King of fools, king of fools
At any other game I never lose.
King of fools, king of fools
When it comes around to love I always lose
When pressures up and the stress is high
And I wanna bid this world good bye
I'm gonna bury my frustrations
Grab some of life's satisfactions
Yeah I'm gonna live before I die
I try to find some peace of mind
When my life's treating me unkind yeah
Pain will be my motivation
I'm gonna use my imagination
Yeah I'm gonna live before I die
Chorus:
So close your eyes and embrace your memories, your memories
Leave your troubles and your worries far behind, so far behind
Stop contemplating and start celebrating
Yeah you gotta live before you die
I think of chances I didn't take
I try to learn from my mistakes, yeah
I'm tired of being pushed around now
Life ain't gonna drag me down now
Yeah, I'm gonna live before I die
Chorus:
So close your eyes and embrace your memories, your memories
Leave your troubles and your worries far behind, so far behind
Stop contemplating and start celebrating
Yeah you gotta live before you die
Before you die, before you die
Yeah you're cute
but you ain't beautiful
and your insides baby
are quite as cold
tell me something
I ain't ever heard before
try a new game baby
and this time beg for more
yeah, like you've never done before
yeah you're cool
eternally hip now
you've got a bad attitude
but can you back it up, no no no
show me something
I ain't ever seen before
try a new trick baby
and this time lock the door
yeah, like you've never done before
yeah you act
like you've been around
but no one knows you
in this fucked up town
give me something
I ain't ever had before
try a new sex baby
or ain't you that hardcore
yeah, like you've never done before
like you've never done before
like you've never done before
like you've never done before
A question of morals, black market love
Street survivors for another cause
Family traditions of another kind-
Challenging politics with payoffs twice a month
Too much is not enough and enough is just too much
Not afraid of one man, not afraid of ten
Like a pirate in the city, he's a lover man too
Whatever it is that he wants from you
Just remember he always gets what he wants-
With a gun in one hand, a drink in the other
Deep inside he knows his days are numbered
When I grow up, gonna be a star
Gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, I'm ready
Gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
Gonna say what I feel, let out this rage, get ready
We're going down, down to the streets below
Gonna sing the songs of the streets again
Gonna knock me off my feet, so get ready
I'll sing a song for the fallen angels
This one goes to all the unsung heroes
Chorus:
We're going down, down to the streets below
Cause don't you know, I wasn't born to follow
I realize that in your eyes you got ideas
But I got mine, get ready
Here comes the new generation
Hope they feel and fight the same way as we did
Chorus:
We're going down, down to the streets below
Cause I wasn't born, I wasn't born to follow noo
When I grow up, gonna be a star
Gonna sing my songs and play my guitar, I'm ready
Gonna change the world, gonna turn the page
Gonna say what I feel, let out this rage, get ready
We're going down, down to the streets below
Cause don't you know, I wasn't born to follow
We're going down, down to the streets below
Cause don't you know, I wasn't born to follow
We're going down, down, down, down
We're going down, down, down
I said goodbye to the masses, I wasn't born to follow
An hour of anger an hour of love,
This hour of confusion as I look above.
Death life as I've never seen before,
One more trip like that I'm in the mental ward
These sights sounds are all around me,
They grasp and they don't let go.
The sirens, the cries, the laughter the sighs,
I hear thee hour- My Hour of Darkness
An hour of darkness, an hour that's passed,
This life I feel just won't be surpassed.
Death life as I've never seen before,
Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
What may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
Wanna go without a care
Pull gardenias from her hair
I think of a time we didn't have a care in the world
Captivated by her beauty I knew it was my life long duty
She had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen
Chorus:
How do you talk without speaking? Yea
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? Yea
How do you take without giving?
We keep it all inside?
There are footprints on my ceiling
I can't help this fucked up feeling
Something's wrong, you ain't comin' around here no more
Try to get my thoughts together
I think of a time when things were better
This miscommunication is breaking me down
Chorus:
How do you talk without speaking? Yea
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? Yea
How do you take without giving?
How you treat your new best friend?
Everybody wants a lover
Nobody wants to uncover
What may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past
My heart is heavy slowly sinking
I redirect my desperate thinking
And kiss her red full lips like I did the very first time
Chorus:
How do you talk without speaking? Yea
How do you hear without listening?
How do you live without feeling? Yea
How do you take without giving?
There are footprints on my ceiling yea
And I kept it bottled up inside
All my life
I know a girl who warns of the dangers of love
All the pain and the anguish, the sorrow that it brings
She keeps herself in a world that's protected
Her outsides are tough
But inside her heart longs to sing
Chorus:
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love, you might fall in love
He's gonna get his girlfriend's name tattooed on his neck
And hope he never, never lives to regret
He's gonna walk down that long dark alley
And what he finds there you know he'll never forget
Chorus:
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love, you might fall in love
They're crashing down now, you might fall in love
I remember a time I believed
That the words love and pain were both one in the same
I'm gonna trade in my old ways for a new shot at life
I'm gonna change, change my direction
I'm gonna change my ways
Chorus:
Don't let your walls down
You might fall in love, you might fall in love
They're crashing down now
It's you I'm thinking of, it's you I'm thinking of
You might fall in love; it's you I'm thinking of
We might fall in love
Let's fall in love
You work hard now
To put the food on the table
You're working for the men
Who don't even know your name
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You might lose now
Your beautiful children
Your happy home, yeah
And your beautiful wife
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You'll suffer hard now
As you bury
Your loved ones
You'll suffer hard now
When you lose your best friend
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel
No ones immune now
To a world of problems
No ones exempt now
From a world of pain
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
I try hard now
To do the right thing
Yet I wonder
Why I still do what's wrong
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel
In a police car I feel so very small
I see my lover's face and I watch her teardrops fall
and I try to figure out where I'd fallen off the tracks
well I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
and in the end, you know a dope fiend ain't got no friends
and a junkie is a junkie to the bitter end
hope to die, cause you know I'm better off dead
hey brother, won't you lend me a helpin' hand?
I tie myself off, shoot it in my veins
I feel like Marlon Brando and I've hid another day's pain
I'm going back where it's safe, going back to the womb
I find my mother's comfort, here in a needle and spoon
and Christmas for a dope fiend ain't no fun
waiting for good times that seem to never come
going out, gonna get myself a gun
please stop me, don't you know I'm on a run?
aren't you tired of the detox and the places in the mind?
are you tired of the misery, aren't you tired of doin' time?
and I try to figure out where I'd fallen off the tracks
well I sold my soul to the devil and then I stole it back
I'm a dope fiend, I'm a liar, a cheat and a thief
at my funeral, won't you bring me a red rose wreath?
dress in black now, show everyone your grief
well, I'm gone now, you can all feel relief
I'm your worn in leather jacket
I'm the volume in your fucked up teenage band
A bag of smokes and a six pack
I'm the dreams you had walkin' down the railroad tracks
You and me
I'm your first taste of romance
I'm your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain't got no chance
But I'm the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever
Chorus:
So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It's something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don't take me for granted
I'm the blood on your guitar
I'm that wave you caught back in 1975
I'm as strong as a thousand armies
I'm as soft as a pedal on a long stem rose
I am love
Chorus: x 2
So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It's something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don't take me for granted
I'm with you when you're born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don't take me for granted
No one knows
Don't take me for granted
I woke up today
feeling pleasantly guilty
yeah I was worried about the things I'd said
the things I'd done
and in my dreams last night
I found a love so right
where did she come from
where'd she go?
I don't know
is she coming back?
love... don't keep me hanging on,
I should've known
it was only a dream,
just a dream
and if you remember me,
I will remember you
and when I find myself,
then I'll find you
yes it's true,
then we'll meet again
I dreamed that I was calm,
dreamed I was satisfied
I found euphoria
and it was mine, mine all mine
I thought of my past loves
I've had a few now
I've had my share,
of the good and bad
makes me glad
I've had both you see
love... don't keep me hanging on,
I should've known
it was only a dream,
just a dream
and if you remember me,
I will remember you
and when I find myself,
then I'll find you
yes it's true,
then we'll meet again
"in my dreams..."
Pretty much been alone now
For almost five years
Well, I could always find a way
To hide these bitter tears
Still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before
Gotta bad reputation
For playing with love
Gonna play again now
And beat the odds above
And still I am waiting
And wishing somehow
I wish I knew then
What I know now
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I've been there before
Are you tired of being alone?
Or have you fallen out of love?
Do you care enough about yourself?
I have worn you're crown of thorns
It's no bed of roses
It ain't no crown of thorns
Better than lonely
I believed I was wrong but baby
Now I know, you and your evil
Ways gotta go. Take the key and
Break away these chains of love,
And I'll thank the good Lord
Above.
The radio's playin' a sad song...
"Bye Bye Baby."
Well, maybe the others will
Believe your lies, you can tell
Those schoolboys your alibis.
And baby I'll catch you later on
Down the line, cuz maybe I got
Better things on my mind.
The band's playin' a sad song...
You are so plastic you could be a Barbie Doll.
You walk you talk just like them all.
And, Oh how I love those pretty little curls,
With shoes and skirts, who's the better girl?
Anti-Fashion take them off
Anti-Fashion
And where did you get those $100 pants?
You know I'd love to rip them up, to shreds
A shiny red sports care takes you to the mall,
Well I'm in another state, another state of mind,
I wish that I could be there right next to her
This road leads to this, this one leads to that,
Her voice sends shivers down my spine.
These scars in my flesh,
I'm bruised and I'm bloodied
Only she know the pain that I've been thru.
Talk to her a thousand miles away,
There's tears in her eyes.
If I make it back I'm gonna show her,
she's the one for me - - -
Hitch a ride on the wild side,
It's real hell on wheels.
There's gonna be a fight tonite, I know.
Another city we can't find,
Another city left buried behind.
As I picture her, the cities burn away.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
You won't see these kids in heaven
Colored hair and funny clothes
They are the menace of today
And they won't listen to what you say
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious and proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
They're loud, they're obnoxious they're proud
They are conscious
But don't forget that they're your future
These kids are accused for all the violence
You can't even keep them silent
You thought you had all the answers
You won't be able to make them pay
Cause they're not gonna fade away
Don't forget that they're your future
Don't forget they're your future
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
Down the lonely stairs with a
Suitcase in my hand misery can be
A heavy load.
I've made it through the hard
Times and in vain I made it back
But this time darling it's just not
The same
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
In the morning I was lonely but
Never bothered to cry never even
Stopped to wonder why leaving
Was just another part of the
Game but this time darling it's
Just not the same
As I'm looking back on broken
Down dreams heartbreaks and
Memories that I've had. I made it
Through the hard times and came
Back a stronger man but this time
Darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
This time darling it's just not the same
Love is a burning flame
And it makes the firery rain
Bound by one desire
I fell into a ring of fire
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I fell down down down
And the flames went higher
And it burns burns burns
That ring of fire
That ring of fire
The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet
I before ya like a child
(Verse I)
Well, I'm a gangster 1934,
Junkies, winos, pimps & whores,
And all you men, women & kids,
Best get out the way,
I just left your town took all your loot,
Wore a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
Hopped up V8 Ford...
And some two-tone shoes...
(Chorus I)
And I'm already gone,
I left a pool of blood & sorrow,
I've got the machine gun blues...
(Verse II)
I'll be out of here 'fore the break of dawn,
Hit the highway; smoke a big cigar,
I gotta stop and bury the cash,
Then get some more,
There's only one thing on my mind,
That's making it 'cross that ol' state line,
But I bet a hail of barraging bullets will be there for me...
(Chorus II)
And I'm already gone,
I've left a path of their destruction,
I've got the machine gun blues,
Already gone,
My life will soon be through,
I've got the machine gun blues...
(Verse III; Spoken)
"I'm public enemy no. 1,
I'm sorry for all the things that I've done,
If indeed we do cross paths,
It's nothing personal."
(Chorus III)
And I'm already gone,
I left a trail of devastation,
I've got the machine gun blues,
Already gone,
My life will soon be through,
Well I’m a gangster 1934
Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores
And all you men, women and kids
best get out the way
I just left your town, took all your loot,
bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
a hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes
And I’m already gone, I like the pool of the blood and sorrow,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues
I’ll be outta of here for the break of dawn,
I'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar,
got to stop and bury the cash, then get some more
There’s only one thing on my mind,
that's making it across that ol' state line,
but I've a hell of avenging bullets,
waiting there for me
And I’m already gone, I've left a path of pure destruction,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues
I'm already gone, my life will soon be through,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues
I'm public enemy #1
I'm sorry for all the things that I've done
If indeed we do cross path, it's nothing personal
And I’m already gone, I've left a trail of devastation,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues
I'm already gone, my life will soon be through,
Last nite a whore- found murdered in the streets...
the skid row bums are just waking up
A politician, caught holding drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
No-one said life would be easy,
Doesn't mean that much to me-
A crash-a bash-up on Highway 109
His wife has left him for another man
A kid, a child experiments with drugs
A friend who's left us in a suicidal way.
No-one said life would be easy,
I'll tell you something, baby that's a fact
Never see a hearse, with a luggage rack
All your money, your hard earned pay
It don't mean shit, baby at the end of the end of the day
Chorus:
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Oh no you can't take it with you, Can't take it
With you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you when you go
As sure as life, and the light of day
I'll tell you something, I've heard them they say
It don't matter, baby what your worth,
Since we all, we all go back to mother earth
Chorus:
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Oh no you can't take it with you, Can't take it
With you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you when you go
Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo, ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo
Ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo,
Whoo ooo, Whoo ooo, Oohhhyeaaa
With all your life, you become a slave
There ain't no spending when you're in the grave
Even if it's raining, thousand dollar bills
Think of me baby, in your mansion on the hill
Chorus:
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you (oh yeah), Can't take it
With you, Can't take it with you, Oh no you can't take it with you, Can't
Take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you when you
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you, Can't take it with you,
Take me down that line, gonna tow that heavy load
I can't seem to make it, make it on my own
Turn the lights down low now, turn down our bed
I can't seem to get you out of my head
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're so close yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yeah
I feel the heat coming down now, sweat runs down my face
I can hardly make it go, take it through this day
Was it something that I said or something I didn't do
Eighteen more hours, girl, 'til I'm home to you
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're so close yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yeah
So I walk out that lonely truck stop
With my head hanging down
Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess
And more importantly how I was going to get myself out of it
So I wrote a song for you, baby girl
And I hope when I return home
The locks ain't changed on the doors
And there's still a spot for me
On that big ol' California king size bed
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're so close yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yeah
Won't you come see me in Bakersfield?
Ooh, I'm not a million miles away, yeah, yeah, yeah
atom bomb, tnt new disease, poor city flying over hiroshima, 1945 the city looks small from way up here i wonder who'll survive
atom bomb, tnt new disease, poor city a blinding flash hotter than the sun dead bodies lie across the path the radiation colors the air finishing one by one [chorus]
I'm heading down a lonely highway
I'm running down a one-way street
All I wanna know are you going my way
Is there some place quiet where we can meet
And friends they come and friends they go
But you were always by my side
And where it all ends I don't know
Don't cry no more, just hold on tight
There was a time when I was desperate
Living in a town without a name
And when things got so dark and desolate
You taught me how to hide my shame
And kings and queens and millionaires
May never know what I have known
And thank the stars I'm the lucky one
Thanks for the lessons that I have been shown
I feel rich, I feel power, and security
And when I'm weak, you are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice in eternity
And guess what, nothing else matters anyways
I feel rich, I feel power, and security
And when I'm weak, you are strong
Once in a lifetime, twice in eternity
I'm broken hearted, I'm a broken
Man. Driven by anger, on that
Night I ran. I had me a woman,
I thought that she'd be true.
Now she's gone and left me, you
Know her life is through.
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
I wish she could be here, Lord if
She only could, instead she's
Layin' in a puddle of blood.
She was my baby, thought she'd be
My wife. I killed my baby, I killed
Her with my knife.
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Ninety nine to life.
So alone I'm sittin' in my prison cell
Lord only knows now, I'm in
A living hell, the rest of my life,
In this penitentiary, the good
Lord above now, please have
Mercy on me.
Lonely weekends, baby lonely
Nights the judge he gave me,
Everywhere she goes people turn their heads
She's a knockout
Everyone wishes she was sleeping in their beds
She's a knockout
When guys see her comin' they start spending their money
She's a knockout
But don't you know I'm the only one who can call her honey
She's a knockout
[Chorus:]
She's a knockout, She's a knockout
She's exotic but not foreign, built like an old Cadillac
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life she ain't never comin' back
She's a knockout
With her black silk stockings and her high-heeled shoes
She's a knockout
Once she's left your life you'll surely sing the blues
She's a knockout
[Chorus]
Some friends were tellin' me, just the other day
They walk right up to her, they don't know what to say
And when she calls me (hear a ring on the telephone)
I'll be there waiting for her, sitting at home all alone
All alone
In the nightclubs baby when the lights shine down
She's a knockout
If the feeling ain't right she don't even come around
She's a knockout
When she walks down the aisle ya know her hips begin to sway
She's a knockout
come on little baby I'll show yo the way
She's a knockout...
When I was young I was invincible
I found myself now thinking twice
I never thought about no future
It's just a roll of the dice
But the day may come when you got something to lose
And just when you think you're done paying dues
You say to yourself "Dear, God What have I Done?"
And hope its not to late cause tomorrow may never come
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
Yesterday is history
And tomorrow is a mystery
But baby right now,
It's just about you and me
You can run you can hide
Just like Bonnie and Clyde
Reach for the sky
ain't never gonna die
And I thank the Lord for the love that I have found
And hold you tight cause tomorrow may never come
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
So if you please take this moment
Try if you can to make it last
Don't think about no future
And just forget about the past
And make it last
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
(reach for the sky I ain't never going down)
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
(reach for the sky I ain't never coming down)
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
(reach for the sky I ain't never going down)
Reach for the sky cause tomorrow may never come
I ain't got a girl
I ain't got many friends
gonna drive that car of mine
to the very end
my baby likes to run
run as fast as she can
and when I'm in her
I feel like a man
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
got a V8 motor
listen to her purr
and when I put my pedal down
my whole world's a blur
cruisin' down the highway
my lead sled's mean and low
the police behind me
I ain't ready to go
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my.....car
got a' twin carburetors
I got dual exhausts
and it don't matter baby
if we get lost
make love to me girl
in my back seat
the radio's a playin' something
slow and sweet
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my car
I'm in love with my.....car
I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love with my car
I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love with my car
car....
I'm a Cadillac tramp at the end of his road
A swap meet rat who's sittin' on gold yeah baby
I'm a guitar gangster without a tune
I'm the baseball bat that's waiting to swing
Your loan shark friend with the broken knees yeah baby
I'm a penthouse pauper with nothing to do
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah... I'm chasing nickels and dimes
The rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah... I'm just wasting my time
I'm just sitting here and wondering why
I'm the high rollin' creep that's in too deep
With the slicked back hair and the silver teeth yeah baby
I'm a vagabond king with a stolen crown
I'm a jailhouse poet, a genius, a fool
I'm the pimp who's lost his cool yeah baby
I've got first class taste in a second class town
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah... I'm chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah... I'm just wasting my time
I'm just sitting here and wondering why yea
I'm a loaded gun pointed at the mirror
A drugstore cowboy whose end is near yeah baby
I'm a big time schemer with broken down dreams
I'm a derelict rebel without a cause
I ain't the cat with the sharpest claws no baby
Cause sometimes life just ain't what it seems
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah... I'm chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah... I'm just wasting my time
I'm just sitting here and wondering why
I'm just sitting here and wondering why
And just like you I'm wondering why
I'm a counter-culture, sex avenging angel, looking at you
I'm an antisocial, pro-created being
I've got an aversion to the trends now, of mediocrity
please allow me this discourtesy
I'm a low-brow abrasious survivor, from your wicked past
I lurk the streets, late at night
Ain't got time for idle conversation, I'm the silent one
don't wanna pretend cause that ain't right
it ain't right
love me tonight
gonna be alright
the things I know just can't be learned in school
I'm all alone, so far from home
we'll do the things you said you'd never do
don't ask me why I'm separated, from the rest of the world
I grew up fast, hit me on the ground
some people hate me, some they love me, if you know what I mean
consider this girl if you're comin' round
comin' round
love me tonight
gonna be alright
the things I know just can't be learned in school
I'm all alone, so far from home
we'll do the things you said you'd never do
love me tonight
gonna be alright
the things I know just can't be learned in school
I'm all alone, so far from home
we'll do the things you said you'd never do
I was looking for something
anything at all
something to believe in
written on the bathroom wall
there were no answers to the questions I employed
nothing around me to fill up that void
I've been lost
and I've been found
I've been lost
been pushed around
what a cost
I nearly drowned
I've been lost
and I've been found
My broken home yeah,
my broken heart
I needed to make myself a brand new start
when you're feeling lonely in a crowded town
when your world around you comes crashing down
I've been lost
and I've been found
I've been lost
been pushed around
what a cost
my hands were bound
I've been lost
and I've been found
There was a time when I could not say
I got a reason to live another day
cause when you're desperate you ain't got no shame
in a world of darkness, in a world full of blame
I've been lost
and I've been found
I've been lost
been pushed around
what a cost
I nearly drowned
I've been lost
and I've been found
I've been lost
and I've been found
I've been lost
been pushed around
what a cost
my hands were bound
I've been lost
and I've been found
I got friends who are in prison
Friends who are dead.
I'm gonna tell ya something
That I've often said.
You know these things that happen,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
I had a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
That someday I'd make her mine.
But she ran off and married,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
Well the junkie cops of First Street,
Sticks a needle in his arm.
No, he never meant to do
Anyone no harm.
But he's buried six feet deep,
That's just the way it's supposed to be.
And I can't help but wonder,
Don't ya know it coulda been me.
I had me a good girl,
Her kisses sweeter than wine.
And I had always hoped
Walking down Hollywood Boulevard
some young punk says that the times is hard
hey brother can you spare some change
time to rearrange your face
time to get a job
gotta better yourself
stop acting like a flop
if you think the world owes you something
you got nothin' coming
you're a mama's boy
you're a daddy's girl
There ain't a goddamn thing in this world
gonna make you happy
gonna make you cool
gotta pay your dues
gotta wake up
when you gonna realize
it's a cold cold world
it ain't no lie
if you think the world owes you something
you got nothin' coming
cruising down the street in my 54 Chevy
see I'm wiry man and I ain't that heavy
and the junkies, the winos, the pimps and whores
are coming back for more
but you're back in jail
being hard and sleazy
there ain't nothing in life
that comes real easy
if you think the world owes you something
you got nothin' coming
Children are taught to hate
Parents just couldn't wait
Some are rich and some are poor
Others will just suffer more
Have you ever been ashamed
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around
Don't drag me down
Ignorance is like a gun in hand
Reach out to the promised land
Your history books are full of lies
Media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
Have you ever been afraid
And felt society try to keep you down, I begin to watch things change
And see them turn around
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around
Don't drag me down
Ignorance is like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land
Your history books
Are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes
You're eighteen
Wanna be a man
Your granddaddy's in
The Klu Klux Klan
Taking two steps foward
And four steps back
Gonna go to the White House
And paint it black
Turn around
They'll try to keep you down
Turn around
Don't drag me
Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears
And look at the mes I'm in-
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet-
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life-
A brand new car and a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife-
But wherever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there-
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room-
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since half past noon-
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail-
Times are hard getting harder
Children are taught to hate,
parents just couldn't wait.
Some are rich and some are poor,
others will just suffer more!
Have you ever been ashamed and felt society
try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change
and see them turn around.
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, Turn around
Don't drag me down
Ignorance like a gun in hand,
reach out to the promised land!
Your history books are full of lies,
media-blitz gonna dry your eyes.
Have you ever been afraid and felt society
try to keep you down?
I begin to watch things change
and see them turn around.
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, Turn around
Don't drag me down
Ignorance like a gun in hand,
reach out to the promised land!
Your history books are full of lies,
media -blitz gonna dry your eyes.
You're eighteen wanna be a man,
Your granddaddy's in the Ku Klux Klan
Taking two steps forward
and four steps back -
Gonna go to the White House
and paint it black!
Turn around, they'll try to keep you down
Turn around, Turn around
Don't drag me down
I've been in love, but now I'm waiting
Don't ever want to worry about a thing
I sit at home and I wonder
Will I rise or will I go under
Let it be me-if you're lonely
Let it be me-your one and only
Let it be me-to satify you
Let it be me-if your feelin' blue
I've seen you around but you don't know me
I've watched your life but can't always see
I'll try and I'll try girl to love you
And when we die you will have loved too
You know your friends talk bad about me
Your folks say it's not suppose to be
You know girl your life is going by fast
we're sitting here in this hell you know it's like a living hell was what you did really a crime? the judge says you'll have to serve time it's the law that you're in jail it's the law that sets your bail don't bother to try and fight it's only a few more nights the deputy, had a bad night he had a little fight with his wife and so he's gonna be pised at work and he's gonna bum out your life it's the law that you're in jail it's the law that sets your bail don't bother to try and fight it's only a few more nights
A wish or a longing for, an obsession much too strong
Gratification of desire, an object requested for
A sesual feeling, an extension of time
Is it good or bad?
Does your conscience bother you
You work hard now
To put the food on the table
You're working for the men
Who don't even know your name
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You might lose now
Your beautiful children
Your happy home, yeah
And your beautiful wife
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
You'll suffer hard now
As you bury
Your loved ones
You'll suffer hard now
When you lose your best friend
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
And I know how you feel
No ones immune now
To a world of problems
No ones exempt now
From a world of pain
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
I try hard now
To do the right thing
Yet I wonder
Why I still do what's wrong
That's the way that it goes
When you're down here with the rest of us
That's the way that it goes
Featuring: Social Distortion
There was a time when you were proud
You looked up to me with big eyes...
And i could do no wrong
Theres something inside, thats clearly tearing
Both of us apart
Ooh ooh theres something inside
I wonder where you are tonight
And what you did with your day...
Cant find the words to say
Did you feel the sun?
Did you feel the warmness of my heart?
Ooh ooh did you feel at all?
Chorus:
They say if you love someone
You gotta let them go
And if they return to you
That's surely how youll know
Ooh ooh, I can read the writing on the wall
Ooh ooh, but i cant let go
Repeat chorus
Im hopelessly aware
Of the good and bad traits we share
Its like looking at myself
And i know that at times
I could've handled things differently
Ooh ooh, but know my intentions were well
At last we meet again, dear God
Hear the angels sing
The funerals are nicer when we know you're there
When the angels sing
Sometimes
I try so hard
To understand
The things you do
I like to question you
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
The prisoners pray when they're on to death row
When the angels sing
The junky
Cries for love but it's all run out
When the angels sing
The sins
Of the world
And it's cold on the streets
And you're all alone
And the tears
They start to fall
When it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
When the angel of death comes to looking for me
Hear the angels sing
I hope I was everything I was supposed to be
When the angels sing
There's gotta be a heaven
Cause I've already done
My time in hell
And a little
Baby's born when it all comes down
Hear the angels sing
Stand up strong
Feel the pain
When the angels sing
Love
And death
Don't mean a thing
Till the angels sing
Little
By little
Day by day
I watch the children play
Cause life
And death
Don't mean a thing
I was feelin' kinda beat, I decided
To hit the streets. I was lookin'
For a place for this heart of
Mine. Well I said to myself, oh
God this must be hell
I think I was slowly losin' my mind
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' by the phone, tired
Of sleepin' alone
Baby tell me where did I go wrong? When
Minutes seem like hours and
Days seem like weeks, how could
A year last so fucking long?
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
To rock, honey, I begin to roll
I was hangin' with a couple
Of chicks, man I was just looking
For a place for this raggedy ol'
Heart of mine.
Well round and round she goes
Where she'll stop nobody knows.
Y'know that woman put a spell
On me, but if you start me, start
Me, start me you can't stop me,
Stop me, stop me. When she begins
Under my thumb' the girl
Who once had me down
Under my thumb's the girl
Who once fucked me around
It's down to me
The way she does when she stole the truth out of me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb's
The squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb's
A girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me
The difference in the clothes she wears, down to me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb
It's a siamese
Cat of a girl
Under my thumb
Well, she's the sweetest
Pet in the world
It's down to me
The way she does as wash your soul out of me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept
To herself
Under my thumb
Well, I
I can still look at someone else
It's down to me
The way she comes when I tell here to laugh at me
Change has come, she's under my thumb
Through these eyes I've seen love and I've seen hate
I've seen the violence and the tears
Through these eyes
I got my schooling on the streets
I've seen the things in life
You don't wanna see
Through these eyes I've seen the shape of things to come
And I've watched them all fall apart
Through these eyes
I've seen the broken homes, they cry
I've seen the poor man's face
As he stands in line
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on
Through these eyes, I've looked the devil in the face
And I've seen God's holy grace
Through these eyes
I've tried to walk the straighter line
I found myself again
But nearly lost my mind
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on, yeah
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
And the pain it lingers on
And though my heart has made me weary
On a road less travelled on
Through the heart it hurts so dearly
Well I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My mommy's worried about the way I drink
My daddy can't deal with the way I think
They wake me up, tell me, to get to work
I slam the door, say, "Shut up you jerk"
I can't wait 'til the show tonight
When I'm with my friends every thing's alright
They're telling me but I'm telling them
"I'll do it my way, I'll always win
When the sun goes down I'm ready to play
It doesn't matter what anybody says"
Well, I love the sound when I smash the glass
If I get caught they're gonna kick my ass
My girls stands very close to me
That's just where I want her to be
They say it costs dollar 6 to get in this shack
I'll go around sneak in the back
I hope the police don't show up here
Then we'll have to hide out of fear
They're telling me but I'm telling them
"I'll do it my way, I'll always win
When the sun goes down I'm ready to play
Try to love like the rest of the world
A picture perfect romance
I try directing the play, but the lines were all wrong
I try to make the occasions ring out
I bought diamonds and pearls, but the gift that i
didn't give was that of myself
I'm sorry for what i said
sorry for the things i didn't do
I'll say goodbye but baby take care of yourself
There were times i couldn't here your sigh
or put yourself in my place
my relations of skills of simply your house
and when our times were good they were good
and when they were bad they were bad
i try directing the play but the singers were all wrong
I'm sorry for what i said
Sorry for the things i didn't do
I'll say goodbye but baby take care of yourself
I'll walk away but baby take care of yourself
And there's nothing i wouldn't do for you
I try and keep you here by my side
If there's the slightest chance i may change for you
I'll be here still for the long ride
I'm sorry for what i said
sorry for the things that i didn't do
I'll say goodbye but baby take care of yourself
I'm sorry for what i said
Sorry for the things that i didn't do
I'll say goodbye but baby take care of yourself
I'll walk away but baby take care of yourself
Story of my life
High school seemed like such a blur
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections
And in class I dreamed all day 'bout a rock 'n' roll weekend
And the girl in the front of the room
So close yet so far you know she never seemed to notice
That this silly schoolboy crush wasn't just pretend
Life goes by so fast
You only wanna do what you think is right
Close your eyes and it's past
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
The story of my life
And I went down to my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed, there's no one left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid is now a 7-11
And I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of
And I looked at the holes in my jeans
And I turned and headed back
Life goes by so fast
You only wanna do what you think is right
Close your eyes and it's past
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
Yeah, good times come and good times go
I only wish the good times would last a little longer
I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end
So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an Outlaw love song
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back
Life goes by so fast
You only wanna do what you think is right
Close your eyes and it's past
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life
I remember we were young and you said that I was done[Incomprehensible]
And I rode out on the street, I was back up on my feet
Well, I was fighting the same old wars, had to even out the scores
And I'm still alive, and I will survive
I can take what life's got to give, just need a little time
And I'm still alive talking that same old jive
I can handle what cause my worry, just gimme another day
And the times have changed, my friend, I'll be here till the bitter end
With a guitar in my hand, I stand little taller
I've been to hell and back, I ain't falling off this track
From the back to the front page, from a gutter to the stage
And I'm still alive, and I will survive
I can take what life's got to give, just need a little time
And I'm still alive talking that same old jive
I can handle what cause my worry, just gimme another day
[Incomprehensible], take me so very far from home
I woke up one summer day and I fell in love
And the times have changed my friend, I'll be here till the bitter end
And I'm here to make my stand with a guitar in my hand
And I'm still alive, and I will survive
I can take what life's got to give, just need a little time
And I'm still alive talking that same old jive
I can handle what cause my worry, just gimme another day
Sometimes I like you and
Sometimes I don't, I feel like I'm
Gonna and then I won't.
Sometimes I wanna live to see a
Hundred, other times I wanna lay
Down and die. Sometimes I'm weak
And sometimes I'm strong,
You know that I've loved all
Along. Sometimes I'm rich and
Sometimes I'm poor, nothing
Really matters when you're dead
On the floor. Sometimes I'm hot
And sometimes I'm cold,
Sometimes I feel like I'm getting
Old. Sometimes I'm fast and other
Times I'm slow, other times
I don't even want to go.
Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry, other times I sit and
Wonder why. Sometimes I'm up
And sometimes I'm down, other
Times
Sick-boy, in his faded blue jeans
Sick-boy, black leather jacket seams
Sick-boy, he's always in trouble
With the law don't ya know...
Sick-boy, he carries a switchblade knife,
Sick-boy, likes to get into fights.
Sick-boy, he'll go drinkin'
With the boys all night long.
Sick boys-ohwayoh
Sick boys-nananana
Sick boys
Sick-boy, rides a big motorbike,
Sick-boy, combs his hair up just right.
Sick-boy, with tattoos up and
Down his arms, don't ya know...
Sick-boy, he's got a girl wrapped around his arm,
Sick-boy, with his street-like charm.
Sick-boy, he'll make love to her
Well, I'm goin' to a place where the tough guys go
And come out even tougher
A place where a man don't show his feelings
A place where a man don't cry
Well, they say I'm bein' punished
And they say I can be reformed
But some day I'll return
Did they really think that
This time it would work
You knew all along it wouldn't...
Oh, I'm prison bound
I did a crimme one too many times
It's on the outskirts of town, by the railroad tracks
Where the country moon shines
Oh, I'm prison bound
Tell my girl I'll be back one day
Oh, I'm prison bound
I may never know any other way
Well, they take away my freedom of expression or action
Johnny says I'll walk the line
With three hots and a cot
And a lot of talk
With lock-up, concrete, and steel
Well it's cold and it's clammy
Man, it's colder than a pimp's heart
But I've gotta do my time
There's a lesson to be learned here
But what a price to pay
Well, here I come
I'm on a run
Who wants to fight temptation, that's no fun
C'mon and play the games
Don't you feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came
You can smile now, cry later on
You know that it might be wrong, but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Stand in line
Don't you lose your mind
Try like me to seek your pleasure three at a time
There's souls for sale
You're gonna burn in Hell
And if tomorrow never comes
It's just as well
You can smile now cry later on
You know
That it must be wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Feel the pain
I feel it too
Have your hedonistic ways, got the best of you
Playing the games
Don't feel no shame
That's what Eve said to Adam
Before she came
You can smile now, cry later on
You know
That it's definitely wrong but it feels so good
Like you know it would
There's damnation and disgrace
And guilt rears its ugly face, yet you beg for more
Just a little more
Come on and beg for more
The sound of a neighor's barking dog
The high prices of gigs today
I ordered a meal not an insult
I have nothing else to say
Something's gone wrong with my bike again
Can they play that song just one more fucking time?
That girl's attitude is hurting my head
Where am I supposed to draw the line?
Someone scratched my favorite Stones LP
My boss says that I'm a little slow
These people, places and things just aren't going my way
Situations that I can't control
I got in a fight at the liquor store
My neighbors are making too much noise
My girlfriend's not acting the way she's supposed to be
Well I walked
Man I walked
Through some pain today
Well I guess today was my turn to hurt
Well, why not
You know I'm not any different
And no pain means no gain
I've heard them say
Well I used to think that life
Was so ugly
Live fast, die young
Leave a pretty corpse
But now I see things so much different
You beat us up when we're alone
Come back later and then you're gone
Now you're tucked away in your bed
And I've got stitches in my head
cause you didn't like my looks
cause I'm not in the fashion books
admit it, you had some fun,
just remember, I'm not the only one
You made a show for all your friends
But they're not gonna stick around to the end
Then you're gonna think, "Was it really worth it?"
Then your head is rolling in all that shit
The justice system is slow it's true
So we'll have to take care of you
You're only safety is suicide
Face it buddy it's the end of the ride
I was born a king of fools most
People think I'm just a playboy
Breaking rules. But they don't
Know that when it comes around
To love I always lose why
I call myself the king of fools.
I was born never to care but
Now I want a love that I can
Share. I've searched in vain for a
Love that would never be true
That's why I call myself
The King of Fools
King of fools, king of fools
That's why I call myself
The King of Fools.
I was born without a good
Thought just to live fast, tell a
Lie and break a heart. I have
Broken many hearts and I've
Broken many rules that's why
I call myself the King of Fools.
I was born the King of Fools
At any other game I never lose.
But when it comes around to
Love that's when I realize
an emotional outbreak, stepped on by people's feet, controlling panic, who'll be the next one in line, a nervous disturbance, there's a sniper on the top of the roof, the masses of people, fitting through one single door
Making believe,
That you still love me.
It's leaving me
Alone and so blue.
I'll always dream, but I'll never own you.
Making believe,
Is all I can do.
I can't hold you close,
Darling when you're not near me.
You're somebody's love,
You'll never be mine.
Making believe,
I'll spend my lifetime
Loving you
Picked up by the police, only seventeen
What did he do, what did he say?
His father left him as a little boy
His mother turned tricks just to buy his toys
72 hour evaluation
Immediate psychiatric help
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just an angry boy
Years later, nothing much has changed
Liquor, drugs and gangs have made him a man
Living in the streets in a world of his own
He stops and watches his heart turn to stone
He's an important person now
He's running with a wayward crowd
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a lonely boy
The pain got too great, an eventual suicide
Fear and anger were trapped deep inside
If only Johnny could have opened up his heart
Then me and Johnny wouldn't never had to part
He's tired of running the vicious circle
He loaded and cocked his .45
But Johnny wasn't crazy
He was just a frightened boy
How many Johnnys must there be?
Oh Johnny
Like an outlaw
I'd lie for you
I'd kick and scream and do time for you
I'd rob and steal and go without meals and
Terrorize this town
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
I'd lurk in the baddest parts of town
I'd wait there for you baby
Until they hunt me down
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
They'd put a price on my head
Wanted dead or alive or painted a bloodied red
For you-for you
Like an outlaw
I'd kill for you
I'd kick and scream and hang for you
I'd go inside and kick some hide and
Bury a man who died
When I was young, I was so full of fear
I hid behind anger, held back the tears
It was me against the world, I was sure that I'd win
The world fought back, punished me for my sins
I felt so alone, so insecure
I blamed you instead and made sure I was heard
And they tried to warn me of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realized now that I was wrong
And I think about my loves, well I've had a few
I'm sorry that I hurt them, did I hurt you too
I took what I wanted, put my heart on the shelf
Now how can you love me when you don't love yourself
It was me against the world, I was sure that I'd win
The world fought back, punished me for my sins
And they tried to warn me of my evil ways
But I couldn't hear what they had to say
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realized now that I was wrong
I was wrong, yeah
I was wrong
I grew up fast, I grew up hard
Something was wrong from the very start
I was fighting everybody, I was fighting everything
But the only one that I hurt was me
I got society's blood running down my face
Somebody help me get outta this place
How could someone's bad luck last so long
Until I realized that I was wrong
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
I realized now that I was wrong
I was wrong
Self destruction's got me again
I was wrong
The only one that I hurt was me
I wanted a vintage Harley
I wanted a house with a yard
I wanted a pocket full of money and
A wardrobe of clothes with style
My style-
Because I want what I want
And I want it now
You mean this great big world
Doesn't revolve around me?
I wanted a '55 Cadillac
Sittin' low, chromed and shiny black
But then somebody told me
Spent my whole life, yeah
Looking for something
What it was, I'm not really sure
I looked for happiness
But only found sorrow
Then I realized how to unlock that door, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules
Loads of people go
Through life thinking
Take what you can and leave the weak behind
Never stop to think
What can you give now
Too afraid to learn what you might find, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the rules
I spent my whole life, yeah
Doing things my way
Doing unto others knowing it's wrong
When's the last time you
Looked in the mirror?
When's the last time you
Liked what you saw, yeah, yeah, yeah
So you think you've got it figured out
It don't come easy
Maybe just for fools
Some say life
Is a struggle now
It's a game now
Just gotta know the rules
Ever since my baby left me you
Know this ghost town ain't no
Fun no more she stole my heart
Away from me and then she
Dropped it on the floor my
Outside's tough, hellbent
Leather overcoat of what was
Once a man but inside's a little
Broken hearted boy whose
Feelings he cannot stand.
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
I feel like an undertaker dressed
In black but no one left for dead
She left me in a heartbeat
And now there's no one left to
Sleep in my bed where laughs and
Cries and memories were once
Now lie and tumbleweeds and dust
And an empty graveyard
Feeling that began once just as a
Childhood lust
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
I've got these ghost town blues
My pontiac spit back feelings of
Contempt out the exhaust
A hundred miles an hour down a
Highway. Well I'm beat up and I'm
Lost she's gone and I know it,
Like an outlaw she ran for the
Hills and I'll start a brand new
Life with a new girl and these
Same old ghost town thrills.
I've got these ghost town blues
With nothing left to lose
The noose swings high up on the
Gallows in the wind
It'll take you as high as the heavens
It'll take you to the depths of hell
It'll make you friends, it'll take your friends
Who will never live to tell
Drug train, drug train
The train's first stop is pleasure,
The scond stop is fun
But in a jail cell baby or a hospital bed
You'll need hope 'cuz you ain't got none
The train passes through the graveyard
May the loved ones rest in peace
For the last stop baby is a violent crash
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm disillusioned
And I'm down on the world again
There's movies going on in my head
And all I can see is the color red
I'm relentless
And I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
There's a world of guilt written on my face and I feel ashamed for the human race
I've been forsaken
And I'm down on the world again
Well, I feel so alone in this crowd, my thoughts of despair
Are getting loud
I'm disrespected
And I'm down on the world again
Love and tolerance have abandoned me and I feel the gloom hovering over me
I'm resentful
And I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
Give me tomorrow's holy schemes now, so hopeless
When there's no place left to run
Well, I tried to play for the higher stakes
You won't let me forget my mistakes
I'm unforgiven
And I'm down on the world again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be, there's a dark cloud
Following me
I'm distorted
Well I've been up, yeah,
and I've been down.
Been kicked around, yeah,
this god-forsaken town.
So many faults, so little time.
I've gotta find a piece of mind.
Piece of mind. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was looking for somethin',
anything at all.
Something to believe in,
written on the bathroom wall.
I've made mistakes, yeah, I've had a few.
What's a boy supposed to do?
I've been chasing you like a diamond in the rough.
You're dirty and you're damaged,
all you need's a little love.
But inside you sparkle, like the stars above.
You'll be there in the morning, when the going gets tough.
There was a time when, I could not say,
I got a reason to live another day.
I'll pick my fights, yeah, I'll pick some more.
Won't you help me up from the floor?
I've been chasing you like a diamond in the rough.
You're damaged and you're dirty,
all you need's a little love.
But inside you sparkle, like the stars above.
You'll be there in the morning, when the going gets tough.
I've been chasing you like a diamond in the rough.
You're dirty and you're damaged,
all you need's a little love.
But inside you sparkle, like the stars above.
You'll be there in the morning, when the going gets tough.
Yeah, yeah, like a diamond in the rough.
Yeah, yeah, all you need's a little love.
Yeah, yeah, like the stars above.
You'll be there in the morning, when the going gets tough.
Diamond in the rough, yeah, yeah.
Like the stars above, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, loving
Over and over again now
It ain't nothing girl
Till you've felt the pain
Up against the wall
Why does love always have to hurt?
Your scratches run across my back
And then a tear
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
There ain't nothin'
In this world for free now
So how high of a price
Will you pay
Hear the screams so loud
Wake up to the broken glass
It's a scene from bad to worse
And many more tears
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
Dear lover
I can't take the pain no more
Dear lover
I pick my heart up from the floor
Dear lover
I can't believe it's come to this
Dear lover
Give me one last
Painful kiss
Uninvited feelings
They come without warning and they stay too long
I don't wanna feel, and if I run they'll be twice as strong.
I wait for a warning, I'm waiting for some kind of sign,
I try to separate , Try to separate my body from my mind.
I watch the clock as the second hand slowly goes strolling by.
I don't want to feel
When a loved one's time comes to die
I wait for a warning,
I'm waiting for some kind of sign
I try to separate, try to separate my body from my mind.
Cold feelings in the night
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide
Cold feelings in the night
Yeah I got faith,
But sometimes fear it just weighs too much I don't want to feel,
Cold winds blowin' through me with an icy touch.
I wait for a warning, I'm waiting for some kind of sign.
I try to separate,
Try to separate my body from my mind.
Cold feelings in the night
You know, this feeling just ain't right.
And though I try I just can't hide
I was brought in this world 1962,
I didn't have much choice you see.
But by the time I was eight,
I could tell it was too late,
I was already barking up the wrong tree.
When I was in school you thought I was a fool,
In trouble,
Breaking all the rules.
I was absent from class,
My daddy spanked my bare ass,
But I sure tried hard to be cool.
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
It was a hot summer night in mid July,
A hangover and a black eye.
Your momma said I was a loser,
A dead end cruiser, And deep inside I know that she was right.
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
You don't get a second chance.
I tried to get myself a job
Because that's the way that
Things are, wanna have nice
Things and go far. Well I'm sorry
Honey, I ain't got much money
But I can sure play this here old
Guitar. As the years went on,
I made a few mistakes it was a
Troublebound for this young
Man. The police knockin' at my
Door, "Well he don't live here no
More, and he's playin' in a rock 'n'
Roll band."
Born to lose, was what they said,
You know I was better off dead.
Born to lose, you're just bad news,
Some people like to gamble,
But you, you always lose.
Some people like to rock 'n' roll,
you're always singin' the blues
You gotta nasty disposition,
No one really knows the reason why,
You gotta bad, bad reputation,
Gonna hang your head down and cry...
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Thirteen's my lucky number,
To you it means stay inside.
Black cat done crossed my path,
No reason to run and hide.
You're looking through a cracked mirror,
No one really knows the reason why.
Your enemies are gettin' nearer,
Gonna hang down your head and cry...
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
You got bad, bad luck
Bad, bad luck
Some people go to church on Sundays,
others they pray at home.
You tell them that there ain't no God,
that they're better off standin' alone.
You're always scratchin' at the eight ball,
No one really knows the reason why.
You get to the top and then you fall,
I don't want you to be high
I don't want you to be down
Don't want to tell you no lies
Just want to do me a round
Please come right up to my yacht
You will be able to hear what I say
Don't want you out in my world
Just you be my backstreet girl
Hey!
Please don't be part of my life
Please keep yourself to yourself
Please don't you bother my wife
That way you won't catch no hell
Don't try to ride on my horse
You're not the kind to ride a horse anyway
Please don't you call me at home
Please don't come knockin' at night
Please never ring on the phone
Your manners are never quite right
Please take these favors I grant
You say you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
you say you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more
How many times have you asked yourself
is this the hand of fate that I've been dealt?
you're so disillusioned this can't be real
and you can't stand now the way you feel
I don't care about what they say
I won't live or die that way
tired of figuring out things on my own
angel's wings wont you carry me home
[Chorus:]
And when you're down on your luck
hey baby, its a long, long way up
hold back now, hold back your fears
and when you're really down and out
and you feel like there's no way out now
let go now let go of your tears some more
[Repeat Chorus]
I triumphed in the face of adversity
and I became the man I never thought I'd be
and now my biggest challenge, a thing called love
I guess I'm not as tough as I thought I was
I don't care about what they say
I'm gonna marry you some day
go ahead and wake up, its a brand new day
Angel's wings gonna carry you away
Angel's wings are going to carry me away
We met in the springtime when the blossoms unfold
The pastures were green and the meadows were gold
Our love was in flower as summer grew on
Her love like the leaves, now have withered and gone
The roses have faded, there's frost at my door
The birds in the morning don't sing anymore
The grass in the valley is starting to die
And out in the darkness the Whippoorwills cry
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold my hand
Oh, please understand
Oh where has she gone to, oh, where can she be?
She may have forsaken some other like me
She promised to honor, to love and obey
Each vow was a plaything that she threw away
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold my hand
Oh, please understand
The darkness has fallen, the sky has turned gray
The hound in the distance is starting to bay
I wonder, I wonder what she's thinking of
Forsaken, forgotten without any love
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold my hand
Oh, please understand
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold my hand
Oh, please understand
Oh, please understand
I saw her today,
Oh God I miss her smile.
A pleasant memory
Of things in life worthwhile.
We used to walk and we used to talk
We used laugh and we used to cry
And there will always be a place in my heart for her.
I thought of her today,
Of years together spent.
A pleasant memory
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My tempts prolong
My pride so strong
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My will so weak
My lips can't speak
Won't you soothe my ardent hunger?
My flesh is longing to be relieved by your skillful touch
Come on my friend, it's time to receive
What you've been fantasizing about in your dreams
Hurry now and taste my heat, blended your desire
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My tempts prolong
My pride so strong
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My will so weak
My lips can't speak
Let our bodies immerse into my boundless realm of passion and joy
Soon, you will cast aside your wimpy objections
And release the bonds that keep you tied to your moral crutches
What are you waiting for? There won't be a second chance
No power in the world can replenish the chance that's missed
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My tempts prolong
My pride so strong
My mind so shy
My throat so dry
My will so weak
Social distortion, a result of reality
Mental abortion, no holding on to what you see
All love is empty, just got to hold it in your hands
Perverted actions, just living up to my demands
Don't walk away
I need you here, for ever more
Don't walk away
I'll keep you here, yeah that's for sure
Don't walk away
You were asleep, your head collapsed
Don't walk away
Oh what a scene, what a romance
Lured and drugged, but you can't remember
From June came forth this legacy
Soon to end in a cold November
The trophies call in my insanity
Constrict your limbs - your bleeding skin - my thrill comes on
Deface your dry bones - I wear your face - For my love is strong
Forever binding - We are as one - We are condemned
In this affection - There's only pain - There is no end
Don't walk away
I need you here, for ever more
Don't walk away
I'll keep you here, yeah that's for sure
Don't walk away
You were asleep, your head collapsed
Don't walk away
Oh what a scene, what a romance
Lured and drugged, but you can't remember
From June came forth this legacy
Soon to end in a cold November
The trophies call in my insanity
Don't say I'm falling - You wouldn't know what all this means
Don't say I'm stalling - No, no one knows and no one will
We are prepared to take the step that meets all needs
Your eyes stare blindly, just waiting for the final kill
Don't walk away
I need you here, for ever more
Don't walk away
I'll keep you here, yeah that's for sure
Don't walk away
You were asleep, your head collapsed
Don't walk away
Oh what a scene, what a romance
Lured and drugged, but you can't remember
From June came forth this legacy
Soon to end in a cold November
The trophies call in my insanity
